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Oct 10

October 10, 2012 Dear Parents,   Wow, what an exciting two weeks have gone by in the classroom.  We have learned so much in and out of the classroom.  Our days have been brimming with wonderful lessons, and we have gained a wealth of knowledge and experience from traveling to various locations in the capital [...]

Sherrie’s class note 4-12

April 20, 2012   Dear Parents,   I hope that everyone enjoyed their spring break!  The weather outside is tricking us all into thinking that we are in the month of June, when we actually still have about 8 more weeks of school left.  Still, I know that these weeks will fly by as we [...]

April 8

April 8, 2011 Dear Parents, Spring is here to stay—hooray! The aroma of damp earth and the sound of the robins chirping outside our open windows is certainly refreshing. Farewell to you, Old Man Winter. The script for this year’s play, Julius Caesar, is out. Please guard these scripts with your life! Older students should [...]

March 12

March 14, 2011 Dear Parents, Please sign up for a parent teacher conference if you have not done so already. Meg at the front desk will be happy to pencil you in. I am busy working on report cards this week, so there will be no afterschool help on Wednesday this week. Almost everyone is [...]

Feb 11

February 11, 2011 Everyone’s Homework: Valentines Lunch Exchange: Check your folder for the lunch survey; it will tell you what to pack for your friend. Decorate your box or bag!  Bring your decorated lunch in a plain bag so that no one knows you made their lunch. Science Fair: Pick your topic, get library books [...]

January 28

January 28, 2011 Dear Parents, We’ve been working hard in the classroom this week.  In math, we’ve taken the plunge into the world of decimals. In science, we are wrapping up our unit on the circulatory system and in language we’re going full bore on our book projects, novel study assignments, autobiographies and senior projects.  [...]

Dec 10

December 10, 2010 Dear Parents, The only homework that I am assigning for this upcoming weekend is to concentrate on finishing up projects that are due for next week.  This is the schedule for next week: Monday:  Simple Machine presentations             Students will be expected to give a 5-10 minute on their simple machine, and [...]